Gates & Clark v. Lawson
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was an action of ejectment in the circuit court of Patrick county, brought by John W. Gates and Robert M. Clark against M. T. Lawson, the tenant in possession, 'to recover a tract of land of twelve hundred and eighty acres, which had been sold by the treasurer of the county in 1873, for the delinquent taxes of 1865, amounting to $16.01, and purchased by the plaintiff.
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This was an action of ejectment in the circuit court of Patrick county, brought by John W. Gates and Robert M. Clark against M. T. Lawson, the tenant in possession, 'to recover a tract of land of twelve hundred and eighty acres, which had been sold by the treasurer of the county in 1873, for the delinquent taxes of 1865, amounting to $16.01, and purchased by the plaintiff. This land had ‘been returned delinquent as the land of Robert A. Terry, who, on the 16th of February, 1864, had sold and conveyed it to Wyndham Robertson and Ben. K. Buchannan ‘at the price of $29,000; but the deed was not…
1Opinion of the CourtChristian, J.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of Patrick county. The action was ejectment brought by the plaintiffs in error to recover a tract of land containing 1,280 acres purchased by them at a sale made by the treasurer of said county, for taxes assessed and unpaid upon said land.
On the trial a jury was waived and the matter of both law and fact were submitted to the court.
There was a judgment for the defendants. To this judgment a writ of error was awarded by one of the judges of this court.
The court is of opinion, that there is no error in the judgment of the circuit court.
2Cited by1 opinion
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